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Blocking and reciprocal blocking in predictive and causal learning
(2014-07-11)
The blocking effect (Kamin, 1968) demonstrated that responding to a stimulus was attenuated (blocked) if it was presented in compound with a previously trained stimulus. Prior work with non-human animals, which examined ...
Gender Differences in Perceptions of Organizational Climate
(2014-12-10)
Organizations that have a progressive culture emphasize respect for people through fairness, equality, and support for all employees. Espoused organization values can endorse a progressive climate in theory; however, the ...
Position Bias Interferes with Auditory Same/Different Abstract-Concept Learning by Dogs
(2014-12-04)
Canine cognition is a growing area of research, however the domestic dog’s ability to utilize a same/different abstract concept has yet to be explored. In Experiment 1, six domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) were trained on ...
Alcohol-Related Problems as Specific Correlates of Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide Constructs
(2014-06-18)
The relationship between alcohol misuse and suicide ideation among undergraduate
students has recently been investigated through the potential mechanisms of coping motives for drinking (Gonzalez, Bradizza, & Collins, ...
A Grounded Theory of Employed Professional Role Identity: One Pathway to Understanding Professional-Organizational Relationships
(2014-10-10)
An increasing amount of research has recently been devoted to the complex dynamics surrounding employed professionals, particularly from the standpoint of understanding the ways in which they identify with their roles in ...
Testing the effect of timing of delivery of a cross-cultural training program
(2014-11-06)
In this quasi-experimental field study I examined how timing of delivery impacted the effectiveness of a cross-cultural training program called “Realistic Orientation Programs for Entry Stress” (ROPES; Fan & Wanous, 2008). ...
Investigating Organizational Justice Perceptions in Promotional Exams
(2014-08-05)
The present study investigated perceptions of organizational justice and workplace (in)civility in a promotional exam context. Specifically, it was proposed that perceptions of distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and ...
Profile Analysis of Intercultural Sensitivity
(2014-05-01)
Bennett (1986) theorized that preferences for specific worldviews about cultural difference (ranging from ethnocentric to ethno-relative) influence the degree to which trainees benefit from or resist cross-cultural training. ...
Individual Differences in Reinforcing Value of Alcohol After a Priming Dose Among High-Risk College Students
(2014-06-18)
The priming effect refers to an increase in the desire for more of a substance after consuming an initial dose. Sensitivity to the priming effect among drinkers is considered a risk factor for hazardous drinking. Drinkers ...
Training Parents to Enhance Social Skills in Children with Developmental Delays: A Component Analysis
(2014-03-31)
Social skills deficits are a core feature of ASD (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000; Parsons & Mitchell, 2002), and they are related to a myriad of other social, developmental, and psychological challenges ...